The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-01
EARN TOPICS.
STONE EoR BANKING BARNS.


stones, covering the whole with dirt
This makes dry roadway, but the OBJ
iettion is that these covered stone
heaps become the harbor for rats, and it
is almost impossible to destroy or drive
Them away.
REMOVING STONES FROM MEADOWS.
Few farmers have any leisure at this
season. The teams especially are usu-
ally kept busy. But boys may be
employed to gather loose stones in
leaps on land intended for moving
next season. After the heaps are made
hey protect the soil beneath from
freezing, and may be drawn away after
HE severest cold of Winter. when teams
would otherwise have nothing to do.
PUTTING UP FARMING IMPLEMENTS.
The best rule is to keep farm tools
housed when not in use. If, however,
hey have been left ont until now, no
time should be lost in getting them
N. The wastage from exposure OF
costly implements is enormous every
year. and it is responsible for consider
able of the hard times that some farm
ers complain Of No matter how soon
tools are rusted out the farmer cannot
escape paying for them.
WARM QUARTERS FOR PIGS.
Because pigs huddle together at
night, and thus keep themselves warm,
many think that shelter is less impor-
lant for them than for other stock.
Their feedng-place especially, should
always be covered and protected from
winds. The pig has little hair on It's
body, and is more sensitive to cold
than any other farm stock. After be-
ng huddled up under cover all night,
heir exposure in feeding is all the
. more likely TO be injurious.
LADDERS FOR ORCHARD USE.
Whatever fruit is grown, a good sup
yply of ladders of various devices and
sizes is an essential auxiliary in gather
ing the fruit. 1t is not enough to get
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well-lrained apple orchard two or
three step-ladders of various heights
will enable the orchardist to gather his
crop with little wastage, and with
comparative ease TO himself The ma
terials for step-ladder cost little, and
almost any farmer can easily learn to
make one.
CALVES RUNNING WITH cows.
At this season, cows that calved in
Spring give only small amount of
milk, especially if due to drop a calf
next Spring. There is little pressure
on the cows bag, and she will not on
ly show no anxiety to have the calf re-
licve it, but will generally drive it
away if it attempts to suck Turn
the two together after the cows bag
has been MIXED out in the morning,
and for the first few days separate
after the two have been together an
hour or two. In week the calf if it
/has never been with the COW all sum-
mer, will forget ali about sucking, and
never afterwards attempt it,
MATING EWES FOR BREEDING.
Now is the time to turn the ram with
flock of ewes to have them drop
their lambs in April or early in May.
If the ewes are all in good flesh, they
will mate pretty evenly. When eve
has mated with the buck, she should
he placed in separate enclosure.
Those so poor that they refuse to
breed are probably not worth winter
ing The late lamb which they might
be induced to breed will not be worth
much. and the eve n year from now
will probably dcpreciate in value. The
rapidly with which sheep run down
after passing their prime is the great
est drawback in the sheep-breeding in
dustry.
CROPS IN ENGLAND.
The oat and potato crops in England
and Ireland are turning out much poor
er than was expected. This means an
increased demand for American wheat
Our own oat and potato crops are be-
low the average, so that however high
the price may 90 in Europe they arc
\ not likely TO be largely exported. In
F-+h.s country the scarcity OF any favor
tie article of food. as potatoes. has less
effect than IN Europe, IN divcrting con-
sumption TO something else. Our peo-
pie generally eat what they like best,
regardless of price, a pretty sure sign
ihni workinnmen hnre are halter maid